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Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 01:53:42 +1000
Subject: Re: threading
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 1:36 AM, Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> wrote:
> The simplest example: there's no general way to terminate a thread.
> Hacks exist for some occasions, but they can hardly be considered
> graceful.

Having followed python-list for some time now, I have to agree... you
can't terminate a thread, no matter how many posts it has in it!

ChrisA